{
  "id": 13035072,
  "title": "Zara Qairina's mother rejects suggestion of suicide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/zara-qairinas-mother-rejects-suggestion-of-suicide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:14:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1551242/zara-qairinas-mother-rejects-suggestion-suicide"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Zara Qairina Mahathir's mother, Noraidah Lamat, testified in the Coroner's Court that she does not believe her daughter's death was a suicide. When asked by lawyer Datuk Ram Singh if Zara's death could have been a suicide, Noraidah firmly stated, \"I do not believe so.\" She emphasized that neither the school nor the police had provided her with clear information to support such a conclusion. Noraidah also mentioned that her daughter had not exhibited any signs of stress prior to her death, as she had remained cheerful and was still engaging in animated conversation on the phone. Despite Ram Singh's suggestion that Zara might have been under stress without showing it, Noraidah maintained that her daughter's behavior and personality had remained unchanged.",
  "summary": "KOTA KINABALU: The late Zara Qairina Mahathir’s mother, Noraidah Lamat, told the Coroner’s Court today that she did not believe her daughter had died by suicide.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Zara Qairina's mother disputes police classification of death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/zara-qairinas-mother-disputes-police-classification-of-death",
        "published": "2026-10-09T04:23:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Zara Qairina feared worse bullying if mother confronted seniors, inquest told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/zara-qairina-feared-worse-bullying-if-mother-confronted-seniors",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:46:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Zara Qairina feared hostel gang would worsen bullying if mother intervened, inquest told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/zara-qairina-feared-hostel-gang-would-worsen-bullying-if-mother",
        "published": "2026-10-09T06:13:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}